Aran Newsletter / May / 2019

Aran USA – closest to the market!

At a festive Open House event, Aran USA launched a forward warehouse in Fresno, California. The new warehouse, located at the heart of the West Coast tomato industry, is intended to improve market access for the Aran Group (for tomato products as well as for wine, milk, and other products) made at our South Carolina factory. The event was attended by Aran management and local customers, and Aran USA’s new management was introduced: CEO Michael Caputo, VP North America Sales Stephen Lopiano, and West USA Sales Manager Flavia Takahashi-Flores.

New
faces around the world

Aran is going ahead with the Aran2020 plan, designed to strengthen
the group’s position among the Top 5 global manufacturers of Bag in Box
packaging. The plan has so far included setting up a factory in the USA,
investing in production lines, and improving market availability. Over the last
two years, Aran has recruited seven direct sales managers for important target
markets: Sudhir Jaiswal (India); David Brabo (Brazil, Argentina, Chile and
Uruguay), Stephen Lopiano (North America), Flavia Takahashi-Flores (West USA),
Charlene Bloquel (France), Fernando Yague (Spain), and Alirio Mota (Portugal), the
last three of whom specialize in BIB packaging for the wine, milk, and egg
industries in Europe.

Long-distance
Tahini

One of the most popular foods in the global healthy eating trend is
hummus. The success of this Middle Eastern spread in the American market
has also increased demand for raw tahini, an essential ingredient of the
product. Israel is one of the world’s leading exporters of high-quality raw
tahini, made from Ethiopian sesame seeds. Aran supplies these tahina
manufacturers with 1,000-liter bags from the NyFlex series – highly impermeable
packaging made from multi-layer nylon featuring a unique discharge technology, tailored
to the oily texture of tahini, and incorporating special welding according to
the transportation requirements.

Packaging for the world of nanography

In addition to packaging for liquid food products, Aran also
develops innovative packaging for industries such as pharma, reactors, ink, 3D
printing, and more. A partnership was recently launched with Landa Digital Printing,
which has developed groundbreaking digital printers. These machines are based
on nanographic technology and offer a high-quality, economical alternative for high-volume,
rapid offset printing. Aran supplies special ink packaging for these printers,
which were developed in-house and feature smart and extra-strong multi-layer
sheets.

Blue Liner: Play it safe

In response to Food Safety Regulations recommendations, Aran has
begun to incorporate a blue liner in all its products. The
inner blue layer allows easy and clear identification if some plastic falls
into the contents of the package (when the bag is cut, for example). This step
reflects the global trend for food quality and safety and meets market demands
and international standards.